Woody Cain
Morning NewscasterWoody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
Woody and his wife, Sandy, live in Concord with their dog, Mini.
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Charlotte FC snapped a four-match losing streak over the weekend with a comeback draw. -
PGA Tour rookie Kristoffer Reitan won the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Sunday, securing his first victory on the tour. -
The Charlotte Hornets will have two top-20 picks in next month’s NBA Draft.Charlotte already owned the No. 18 pick from an earlier trade with the Phoenix Suns. In the NBA Draft lottery held Sunday in Chicago, the Hornets were awarded the No. 14 pick. The team had a chance to land the top overall selection. -
Pro-Am rounds are scheduled Wednesday at Quail Hollow Club as the PGA Tour’s Truist Championship gets underway this week.
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The Carolina Hurricanes won their sixth straight Stanley Cup playoff game Monday night in Raleigh, downing the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime. Taylor Hall scored the winning goal. It gives the Canes a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Carolina heads to Philadelphia Thursday night for game 3.
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Average gasoline prices in Charlotte have risen more than 16 cents per gallon over the past week and now average $4.03 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 665 stations across the city.Prices in Charlotte are just over 12 cents per gallon higher than they were a month ago and $1.12 per gallon higher than this time last year. -
The Truist Championship gets underway this week at Quail Hollow Club, drawing eight of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. -
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is pushing back against claims that some jail inmates are being forced to sleep on the floor. -
Kannapolis plans to cut about 50% of its funding for the CK Rider bus system it shares with Concord, a move approved as part of a strategic plan by the Kannapolis City Council on Monday.
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Charlotte FC’s losing streak reached three games Tuesday after the club was eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup by MLS rival Atlanta United, 2-0.
